Peter Monaghan
Peter Monaghan (1917 – 21 January 1945) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1917[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stevenston, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | German-occupied Netherlands | ||
| Playing position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936 | Ardeer Recreation | ||
| 1937–1939 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 71 | (1) |
| 1939–1940 | Dundee United (wartime guest) | 2 | (0) |
| Kilmarnock | |||
| Total | 73 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Monaghan was married and served as a private in the Glasgow Highlanders of the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) during the Second World War.[2] He was killed in the Netherlands on 21 January 1945 and was buried in the Sittard War Cemetery.[2][3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1937–38 | Third Division South[1] | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 1938–39 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 1939–40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Dundee United | 1939–40 | Eastern Regional[4] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 67 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 1 | ||
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References
- Peter Monaghan at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Casualty Details: Peter Monaghan". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 122. ISBN 978 0 7524 7188 4.
- "Peter Monaghan Player Profile". Arab Archive.
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